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[Hello everyone, what are you up to this fine summer evening? Out training perhaps? Playing with your Pokémon? Sitting down to a delicious dinner? Maybe doing a little shopping before all the stores close?]

[Well whatever you're doing, no matter how much you are minding your own business, you may soon find yourself with a +1.]

[Aren't glitches fun?]

[John has no idea what's going on, one minute he was in the middle of his anniversary dinner with Rose and the next, he's lord only knows where with whoever "you" happen to be. Not that "you" aren't good company, and all! But it's kind of rude to leave your significant other in the middle of a date. But the worst part?]

[It keeps happening.]

[Whatever is doing this isn't content to let him stay in one place for very long. He keeps disappearing and reappearing with a quiet "zap!" every few of minutes, sometimes appearing back at the restaurant and other times appearing someplace else entirely. Dammit, can't a guy just eat in peace? This is terrible.]

[Why on Earth did he box that weird Pokémon he caught last night... better yet, why did he catch it at all?!]

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[Fuck.]

[Okay universe, whenever you feel like conveniently zapping him someplace else, you go right on ahead! He won't even complain if you see fit to drop him IN the Lake of Rage.He can deal with being a little soggy, he has clothes he can change into. It's all good!]

H-half?! [Okay, he's made some strides with cake since coming here. First, being okay with baking them again, and then he actually ate a slice on his birthday this year. Didn't even flip his shit or make faces or anything!]

[But this is not a slice.]

[This is an absolutely preposterous amount of cake and just the thought of that much sugar is making his teeth hurt.]

It' really fine, I promise! See, I am kind of in the middle of eating dinner right now, or trying to, at least, and I haven't finished yet so clearly I can't have dessert yet.

[This is like a law of dinner. And John is a law-abiding citizen! He doesn't want to go to supper-jail.]

[ WOW, RUDE. Honey doesn't seem to notice that his nightly cake picnic is in fact John's worst nightmare, and takes a bite of his own "slice" of cake, chewing thoughtfully. ]

Oh? Where's your dinner, John-chan? I think that cake is an important part of every diet, so you should be sure to finish quickly and come back for your half~!

[ Supper-jail is for losers, John Egbert. Winners eat their cake.

It's back in Saffron City with my date. Where I myself was all up until about a minute ago.

[Honey there is absolutely nothing balanced about cake, dear lord you really would fit right in at his house.]

And where I will hopefully be going back to whenever whatever it is that keeps zapping me around decides to do that again.

[Which, again, universe: whenever you're ready.]

...Isn't that all the way in Kanto?

[ That's actually said without the usual amount of cutesy flair - well, it's still in his voice and usual tone, but Honey looks as though he's seriously awaiting an answer.

He even pauses in eating his cake.

Dad Egbert + Mitsukuni Haninozuka, BFFs 4ever. ]

Ah...well, in that case, perhaps you should just have a little bit! After all, you don't know when you'll get back to your dinner. Aren't you hungry?

[ eat the cake John you know you want to ]

Yes. Yes it is.

[And that's when he notices the background music.]

[He was so distracted by the cake that he hadn't even noticed that terrible, awful, all-too-familiar jingle...]

[Violet City.]

[This is literally the worst thing. Cake hell in Violet. He's unable to contain a small eye twitch, but luckily doesn't go into a frothing fit. Instead, he just looks at Honey and gives a defeated sigh. He hasn't been zapped back yet, and knowing his luck he will probably be stuck here for a while because it's Violet City and Violet City is not actually a city at all but rather a void of despair.]

Point taken.

[He is pretty hungry after all and he does have his own fork. He spears one of the strawberries off of the cake because fruit > cake.]

[ Welp, that explains John's exasperation. ]

So you're one of the people having difficulties still...Lilo-chan and I have kept out of it more or less, but I've noticed some entries on the gear that say otherwise. Maaaaa, how troubling! I hope neither of us gains teleportation skills suddenly.

[ And he will actually smile at John, though he...normally smiles at everyone anyway so this is not a huge shock. ] See~? That's not so bad, is it? Strawberry cake is the best kind, after all!

Yuuuup... I sure am. Though it didn't really start until today? And even then, I didn't start teleporting until a little while ago. I hope neither of you do either because, frankly, it kind of sucks.

["Kinda" is actually an understatement.]

So strawberry cake is your favorite, huh? [He might be filing this away for future reference as he chews on that strawberry. You just never know when you're going to need tidbits of information like that.]

Have you been teleported anywhere dangerous?

[ There's actual concern there, and he sounds...well, like he's actually a nineteen-year-old boy who's next in line to take over as family head. It's one thing to joke around on a normal basis, but he's looking John over now for anything out of the ordinary - though he doubts John wouldn't have said if he'd been anywhere too dangerous, so...

That logic-ed out, he's capable of going back to saccharine smiles. ]

Yeeeeees~! I think it's the best sort. Strawberry pastries and strawberry candies are also the best kinds, don't you think?

Fortunately, no, I haven't. [Yet.] Hopefully that will hold true for the rest of...however long this lasts. [It won't.]

Strawberry is pretty good, yeah. But I don't know if I would say it's my favorite flavor. [Okay he will...have a bite of actual cake now. Doing it. Making it happen.]

That's good, then! Although if you get into trouble near Violet, be sure to let me know, ne? I'll come bail you out~! [ Well, he's offering, at least. ]

Which is your favorite flavor then? [ He is rewarded with a PROUD, BEAMING SMILE. You have done well, John Egbert! Honey can't understand an aversion to cake, so this sign of a lessening aversion is good. ]

[John giggles.] Will do. Though I get the feeling the only trouble I'm going to have in Violet is getting out of it.

Just in general though, I don't know if I really have a favorite flavor. I'm really not picky but I kinda like apple. Though raspberry is pretty good too. But... cake specifically? [He chews on the end of his fork, debating.] When I was little I was a fan of--

[DEUS EX ZAPINA!]

yellow cake.

sorry about that. talk to you later though, ok?
i have to keep hopping randomly through space for a while.
maybe time two, who fucking knows at this point.

[ - WHAT. Well, no, that was expected, but he had really wanted to hear about John-chan's favorite kind of cake...!

Honey proceeded to drown his sorrow in cake until he got the text. ]

Yellow cake is also quite delicious! Perhaps we can have some next time I see you! ( ・∀・)っ旦

It was nice talk to you all the same John-chan! (°◡°♡).:｡ I hope you are somewhere safe~~~~~!

[...is that an emote holding a cake.]

[omfg.]

haha, maybe!
we'll see.

[Maybe a piece. Maybe.]

i am. not back where i wanted to be quite yet, but i am at least safe.
thanks. :D

[ what else would it be, John?

TAKE THE EMOTIVE CAKE... ]

(づ￣ ³￣)づ Good! Be sure to stay that way! And enjoy your dinner! ヾ(＠⌒ー⌒＠)ノ

prぁn◙￻￻￻ $43 | ￻acti♂n FORWARD-DATED TO SATURDAY 6/8

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